Senior Software Engineer, Backend
- Poland
- Engineering
Poland
Job description
Our engineering team solves one of the most important problems of the modern economy - connecting great people with great jobs. We believe this problem can only be solved with technology, and we developed a software platform that has supported over 100M job seekers to date (with 5M joining every month). We are looking for a backend engineer to help us build the next chapter of that vision.
We designed our R&D structure based on the empowered product teams model. It means our teams are responsible for business outcomes and have autonomy in solving problems in the way that “customers love yet work for the business” (yes, we are heavily influenced by this and that).
Our technology platform is a SaaS product hosted on AWS. Our system is composed of hundreds of independent services orchestrated by Kubernetes.
We build most of our services in Java, Javascript (Node.js), and Python. We have a strong CI/CD culture, and we currently run 40 production deployments per engineer per month.
What you’ll deliver:
- Contribute to a full life-cycle of the product (including problem discovery, prototyping, design, implementation, and measuring adoption)
- Build services with Java / Node.js (Express, Nest.js) on top of Kubernetes/AWS/GCP infrastructure
- Build developer-friendly RESTful APIs
- Design and connect to our persistence layer (PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch)
- Collaborate with other teams
- Strong command of the English language, both written and verbal
SmartRecruiters powers Superhuman Hiring™ by freeing talent acquisition teams from legacy applicant tracking software and equipping them with next-gen AI functionality. SmartRecruiters' platform serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers, including Bosch, LinkedIn, and Visa. Companies with business-critical hiring needs turn to SmartRecruiters for best-of-breed functionality, world-class support, and a robust ecosystem of third-party applications and service providers.
We are a values-driven, globally focused tech employer with strong financial backing. By solving the biggest problems, we focus our efforts on what matters most, driving real impact for our organization and customers. For the past three years, we’ve been recognized as a strategic leader in recruitment technology by Fosway Industry Analysts. In 2023 and 2024, we received prestigious awards from Comparably for being a top company for Women, Perks, and Benefits, Work-Life Balance, Happiness, Compensation, Diversity, Culture, and Company Outlook.
At our core, we commit and dig deep, embracing challenges with grit, curiosity, and a drive for excellence. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where trust and determination bring us together - because together, we will win. With competitive salaries and strong internal mobility, we ensure that high performers have meaningful growth opportunities. Our remote-friendly culture is welcoming, respectful, and built to empower every team member to thrive.
- Experience in designing, developing, and operating distributed systems
- Experience in supporting end-to-end product lifecycle (from product discovery, solutioning, system design, implementation, production rollout, and optimization)
- While not strictly required we see most of our Senior Engineers have 5+ years of professional experience
- Deep command of Java programming language
- Hands-on experience with TDD, clean code and clean architecture principles, and effective code reviews
- Strong domain modeling skills - including refactoring existing domains.
- Good understanding of persistence layer design
- Good understanding of RESTful API design
- Understanding of distributed systems design (design for failure, eventual consistency, asynchronous communication, circuit breaking, timeouts, etc.)
- Have hands-on experience building with modern LLM architectures like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Have proven ability to accelerate the development lifecycle using AI coding assistants.
- Ability to coach and mentor other engineers
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Experience in CI/CD would be a plus (running multiple deployments per day)
- Familiarity with AWS/GCP and Kubernetes/Docker would be a plus
SmartRecruiters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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